Will Ferrell Joins Live-Action Barbie Movie Cast
Will Ferrell has joined the live-action Barbie movie starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. The Barbie movie is being written by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach with Gerwig handling directing duties. Robbie will play the titular character, while Gosling is expected to play Ken, Barbie's love interest. Also joining the cast of the film is X-Men actress Alexandra Shipp, Shang-Chi's Simu Liu, Death on the Nile's Emma Mackey, Kate McKinnon and America Ferrera.
The Barbie movie has been in development for some time, initially casting comedian Amy Schumer in the role as far back as 2016. Eventually, Schumer dropped out of the project and was replaced by Anne Hathaway. However, since the film wasn't made in time, the rights reverted back to Mattel, who sold the rights to WB, causing another creative stir for Barbie, leading to Robbie's casting and the hiring of Gerwig and Baumbach to tackle the property. Now, after numerous delays, rights issues, and COVID-related stalls, Barbie is gearing up to make her big-screen live-action debut.
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In yet another big casting move (via Deadline) for Barbie, actor and comedian Will Ferrell has been cast in the film in an undisclosed role. Thus far, no story details have been revealed for the film, so it's unclear how Ferrell's brand of comedy will work in the feature, although his casting is no doubt purposeful in that regard. Production is expected to kick off soon, now that all the main players appear to be in place for the adaptation.
Ferrell most recently starred in The Shrink Next Door with Paul Rudd on Apple TV+ and will next be seen in the musical comedy Spirited with Ryan Reynolds. The actor also leads the voice
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